A New Mexico judge has temporarily barred schools from using the state’s controversial test-based teacher evaluations to make personnel decisions.

Soni Persaud stepped into the gym at PS 191 in Floral Park, Queens, on Dec. 2 and was astonished by the eerie sight of some 70 “wax” figures arrayed before her.

As educators and unionists, we are charged with reminding our students and ourselves that even in these frightening times — after the terror attacks in Paris, San Bernardino and elsewhere — we cannot give in to bias and fear-mongering.

The holidays are over, the weather may be dreary — but you’ve got your list of New Year’s resolutions to make this your happiest, healthiest and most financially stable year yet.

As teachers, we want our students to view reading as a pleasurable experience — not just as something that is required of them. The following ideas may help in your quest to create that enjoyment.

Union endorsement of candidates for public office has understandably always raised some disagreement.
 The AFT’s early endorsement of Hillary Clinton in July precipitated just such an ongoing discussion among our members.

The results of a State Education Department survey that invited educators and parents to weigh in on the Common Core Learning Standards indicate that the standards for the early grades are in need of the greatest revision.

Kishayna Hazlewood, a 3rd-grade teacher at PS 156 in Brownsville, said she "was able to bring the story of the child into the conversation" in her work on the Common Core task force convened by Governor Cuomo.


In the first-ever online survey conducted during a Delegate Assembly meeting, UFT members helped quantify the problems with integrated co-teaching classes this school year.

The Federation of Nurses/UFT’s fighting spirit was on full display at the union’s annual Professional Issues Conference on Nov. 20 and Nov. 21. Around 250 nurses turned out for the event, which included panels on the politics of health care and the...